Health Payer Intelligence January 6, 2017
Vera Gruessner

National health insurers are continuing to advance value-based care payment models such as accountable care organizations.

Value-based care payment models are continuing to make headlines among major health insurance companies around the nation. Last month, Humana entered into a value-based care arrangement with the population health management company Fullwell, according to Zacks Equity Research.

The Humana and Fullwell partnership is aimed at creating a wellness-focused, population health-based, and patient-centric healthcare delivery system. More than 150 Fullwell healthcare providers under the Colorado Health Neighborhoods Network will be available to Humana’s Medicare Advantage members in the Denver area.

Humana’s value-based care payment model will focus on reimbursing providers for quality of care instead of quantity. Value-based care payment models depend on patient...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), ACO (Accountable Care), Health System / Hospital, MACRA, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Population Health Mgmt, Primary care, Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt), Value Based
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